Towns & cities · Scottish Lowlands
Bewcastle
Bewcastle — village in Cumbria, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Bewcastle is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 391 people. Address: CA6. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Cumbria, England, UK". Coordinates: 55.0631°, -2.6826°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Kielder Mires SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Bewcastle is a large civil parish in the Cumberland unitary authority area of Cumbria, England. It is in the historic county of Cumberland. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 411, reducing to 391 at the 2011 Census, increasing to 397 in 2021. The parish is large and includes the settlements of Roadhead and Sleetbeck. To the north the parish extends to the border with Scotland. To the east the parish bounds Northumberland.
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- Coordinates
- 55.0631, -2.6826
- District
- Cumberland
- Parish
- Bewcastle
- Postcode
- CA6
- Parliamentary constituency
- Carlisle
- Population
- 391
- Official site
- www.bewcastle.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q727432 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bewcastle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Bewcastle cross and church.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Bewcastle Museum
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Bewcastle War Memorial
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Bewcastle Cross
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Bewcastle Castle
Bewcastle Castle — castle in Bewcastle, Cumbria, England, UK.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bewcastle?
- Bewcastle is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode CA6), in the parish of Bewcastle.
- Is Bewcastle a protected site?
- Yes — Bewcastle is part of the Kielder Mires SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Bewcastle free to visit?
- Yes, Bewcastle is free to enter.
- How do I get to Bewcastle?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode CA6. It sits within the Carlisle parliamentary constituency.